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NewsMaking Easter Fun and Eco Friendly
With Easter weekend upon us many parents are busy with festive preparations. We've had a number of requests for information about celebrating Easter in Kelowna. We'll reveal the top 2 Easter Egg Hunts in Kelowna. We've also been receiving positive feedback about past articles in our Environment section. So, we thought we'd mash the two subjects together for you. After all, if you’re like the many who strive to find new and interesting ways to live a more ecologically friendly life style – you want to consider celebrating Easter the ‘Eco’ way. If egg colouring is a tradition in your household try dying your eggs using natural colouring techniques. For pink and red eggs use cranberry juice, beets or raspberries. For yellow eggs, saffron or turmeric. Want purple eggs, get out the red wine. For blue eggs, blueberries and red cabbage leaves both work. For orange eggs use yellow onion skins or cooked carrots. There are numerous websites with easy to follow lists of dye ingredients and how to prepare them. Here’s one of the better Easter egg how to articles, at About.com. You might want to consider the origins and practices involved in the creation of those tasty chocolate bunnies. If you purchase organic, fair trade, or Rainforest Alliance Certified chocolate you send a positive message to chocolate manufacturers and signal your support for cocoa farmers who minimize impacts on the rain forest environment. If you typically use plastic Easter egg baskets – you might want to invest in a set of nice reusable wicker baskets. You can use shredded newspaper for the ‘grass’ or even try growing natural grass in your wicker baskets for something a little different. For those who celebrate Easter, it is also one of the most anticipated meals of the year. Given Easter is a celebration of renewal, re-growth and life you might want to consider turning your Easter dinner into a celebration of the local food and producers providers too. In addition to increasingly popular and growing organics sections in your favourite grocery stores Kelowna offers two unique options for organic AND locally grown food. Kelowna’s Farmer’s market is now open Saturdays and Wednesdays between 8:00am and 1:00pm. Or choose to be pampered by Urban Harvest a decade old home delivery service for organic and when possible locally grown produce serving Kelowna. Links: The Top 2 Easter Egg Hunts in Kelowna and West Kelowna: Victory Life Easter Egg Hunt at Parkinson Rec Centre Re/Max Easter Egg Hunt at Johnson Bentley Memorial Sports Fields - HQKelowna Staff Most Viewed Stories
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